TGI Fridays Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

By greeneyes718

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1-1/2 cups finely crushed graham crackers
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• Cheesecake:
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons corn starch
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Vanilla beans from one pod
• White Chocolate Mousse
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 4 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
• 4 ounces white chocolate baking squares, melted
• Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• Beans from one vanilla pod

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat over to 375*

Crust:
Crush the graham crackers.
Mix in the sugar.
Add the egg yolk and vanilla, then stir in the melted butter.
Line a springform pan with non-stick foil.
Press graham crackers into the pan.
Bake at 375* for 8 minutes or until edges are slightly brown.
Remove and let cool.

Cheesecake:
Combine cream cheese, sour cream, corn starch and sugar, mix until sugar is dissolved.
Add butter, vanilla and beans, blend until smooth. Don’t overmix.

Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes. Cool 1 hour.

White Chocolate Mousse
In a cold mixing bowl beat cream until soft peaks form.
Gradually add powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
Put this in a bowl in the fridge. Don’t wash your mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese in it, until fluffy.
Add the white chocolate and beat until smooth.
Fold in the whipped cream.

Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
In cold mixing bowl, beat whipping cream until soft peaks form.
Gradually add powdered sugar and ten vanilla beans, beating until stiff peaks form.

After the cheesecake has cooled, spread the mousse evenly on top.
Refrigerate for about an hour then spread the whipped cream on top.
Refrigerate several hours before serving.